Suicide Attackers Hit Government, Military Buildings in 2 Afghan Cities
At least eight Taliban militants strapped with explosives have attacked
government and military buildings in two Afghan cities, killing at least six
security officers. Officials say a group of gunmen, some disguised in
women\'s robes known as burqas, tried to storm the local intelligence office, the
governor\'s office and a police compound in Gardez, the capital of Paktia
province in the southeast. Six militants were reported killed in gunbattles with
police. A Taliban spokesman said 15 fighters were involved in that
assault.
In the eastern city of Jalalabad, at least two militants were
killed while trying to attack a base for U.S. and Afghan forces.
In other violence, an Afghan army official says
13 Taliban fighters were killed and 12 wounded during an operation in northern
Kunduz province. Five Afghan soldiers also were killed during the fighting.
